Fountain-brush.



c. c. ACTON. FOUNTAIN BRUSH.-

APPLIGATION FILED FBBJ, 1913.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

M U r Ww@ y To all whom it may concern:

UNirEn STAT-ns PATENT OFFICE.

'COLUMBUS o. heron, or Demmin-MICHIGAN.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

.Speccaton of Letters Patenti Patented Feb, 3, 1914.

Appli-cation iarebruary'ls, 1913.- seriai No. 748,520.

Be it known that I, COLUMBUS C. Ao'oN, a citizen ofthe United States`, residing' at Detroit, in the county of Wvayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain-Brushes,

' of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates to fountain brushes, and more especially to that class thereof in which a liquid is contained within the handle of the brush, and it hasfor one ofl its objects the provision of an improved article of this character comprising a chambered handle provided .with a valve whereby theflow of liquid from the chamber will be conn trolled.

The. invention has, furthermore, for its object the improved construction of the member in which the bristles are secured, in' connection with improved fastening means.

whereby this member is'held within dle portion of the device.

Further objects of theinvention will hereinafter appear and be particularly defined in the claims. v

the han- The'invention has been clearly illustrated' in the accompanying drawings, in vwhich similar characters denote similar parts,.in which-.- v

Figure vl isI a central section of a' brush embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horirontal section of line 2, 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig.

3 is a section similar to Fig. 2 showing the valve in its open condition.

Wvhile my invention is applicable to fountain brushes used for4 Various purposes, I have illustrated in the. drawing a shaving brush, the handle of which constitutes a reservoir for liquid soap, the handle being provided'with avalve'whereby this liquid may be permitted to flow into the bristleport-ion of the brush, it being understood that water is used in connection with the.

liquid soap to form a lather bythe manipulation of the device in the ordinary manner.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the Vhandle of the brush provided at its lower end with an annular flange 11 adapted to receive the bristle-holding member or p lug `12 consisting substantially of a cylindrical body preferably vmade of hard rubber and having the bristles B secured therein in any suitablemanner. I The liquid soap is contained within a chamber 13 of the handle, and the'plug 12 has an axial perforation 14, the lower nor-- tion 14.' of which constitutes the discharge :opening from which the'liquid soap passes linto Contact with the bristles. The discharge of the soap through the perforation 14 is controlled by a valve or plug 15 slidablein a horizontal recess 16, the outer end of which is` closed 'by a bushing '17 in screwthreaded engagement -with the bristle plug 12. A spring 18 serves to hold the valve plug 15 normally against the'bushing '17, in' which y position the flo-w of the liquid is interrupted'.

Means are provided for displacing the valve plug 15 to open the conduit 14, these means consisting.substantially of a button 18 secured to the end of a stem 19 which is guided in the bushing 17 and in screwthreaded engagement with the valve 'plug 15, as

clearly shown in Fig.v 1. The plug 12 is held in its position 'in vthe device by a clamp-ring 20 in screwthreaded4 engagement with the flange 11 above referred to.

. It will .be notedt-hat the button .18 is seated within a corresponding recess 21 providedtherefor inthe han'dle flange 1l, and also that, the bushing 17 lis counterbored so esto receive a portionLof the button where the latter is depressed to leave its outer crowned face flushwith the outer surface of the flange.- Then'the button 1S is in such position, the valve plug has uncovered-thev conduit 14, so that then the liquid may pass from the handleA intothe 4bristle-portion of While in some instances the button may be operated direct-ly bythe thumb of the operator, yet have shownin vthe drawings a manually-'operable annulus 25 supported for'fiee rotative movement on the outside of the.

flange 11,'this annulus being' held in position longitudinally by a flange ofthe clampbackv of the valve plugfwill be forced back into 'the reservoir Tthrough'. a passage 26 whereby a free run of liquid is established between the right. hand end of the. chamber 18 and the reservoir- 13, so thatconsequently the-parts are under :L -'constant state of lubrication, and a vacuum between. the end of the l and the bottom of the recess 1S will be avoided. il similar passage 27 will pern init access of the liquid to the left hand side of the'valve plug l5.' v

i F rom the above it Will be understood-that when the clampfring 2O is unscrewed, and the annulus 25 is in a vposition shown in Fig. 3, the latter may be readily removed from the handle portion, or more particularly from the flange 'll thereof, whereupon the stem i9 with its button head may be removed fromI the valve plug, and the entire bristle-.holding member or plug l2 is then free lto leave the' handle 4portion of the device for cleaning or refilling. l"Vhen re-asseinbling the parts, the just described operation is .reversed Vi'vhile in some instances it 'may Ibe desired that the annulus 25 shall remain in position to hold the valve plug open, yet` l deem it preferable .to provide means whereby said annulus Willbe automatically' returned to position to permit the valve plug to be closedby its spring to'bring the recess 25K into register with the button head 18, .theseineans consisting substantially of the spring disposed Within a' recess 3i provided within the interior 'vvall of the annulus, this spring being interposed between a shoulder 3l land an abutment member shown herein as a screw 39. secured in the flange llthrough an aperture 33 provided for that purpose in the annulus 25.

Many changes may be made in the general organization 'as Well as in the particular vconstruction of the component members of my improved device, without departing from the spirit-of the-invention, especially in tlievalve and its mode of operation.

lt clai'm,:--

l. fountain brush comprising a chainbered handle having an enlarged recess, a bristle plug seated Within said recess and having a longitudinal perforation, va valve disposed transversely of the'plug and controlling lthe passage of material through said perforation, and means for exteriorly operating said valve, and a ring in screwvthreaded engagement with the wall ofsaid insana@ recess and engaging the outer end face of the plug for holding said plug in position in the recess.

nulns rotatably mounted on the recessed end of the handle yand having a cam face adapted to operate said valve.

4. A .fountain brush comprising a chain` vbered handle, a bristle-plug seated within the handle and 'having a perforation, a 'alve for controlling vthe passage of material through said perforation, means for holding said 'plug in the handle, an annulus man- `.ually rotatable on the handle to open said valve, and means forreturningsaid annulus to normal to close said valve. r

5. A fountain brushcomprising a chainbered handle, a bristle-plug seated within the controlling the passage of material through said perforation, means for holding said plug in the handle, an aiiii'uliisliaviiig a peripheral recess and manually rotatable on the handle to open said valve, and a spring in said recess for returning said annulus to normal to close said valve.

In testimony whereof l ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

COLUMBUS C. ACTON.

` lVitnesses A Erin-mona BECKER,

Bassin Cox.

brush comprising a chain! holding said plug inthe handle and an an-4 liandle and having a perforation, a valve forI 2. A fountain brush comprising a charn-A bered handle having an enlarged recess in` 

